The Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) has reaffirmed its support for Morocco’s autonomy initiative for Western Sahara. During its General Assembly meeting on Wednesday in San Salvador, the institution expressed its backing for «the autonomy plan proposed by the Kingdom of Morocco as the only serious, pragmatic, and credible solution to the Sahara conflict», while also reaffirming its support for Morocco’s territorial integrity, according to MAP. PARLACEN called on
US Representative Joe Wilson of South Carolina has introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives calling for sanctions on the Polisario Front and proposing its designation as a foreign terrorist organization. Wilson, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, shared the news this Thursday on his account on X, writing: The Polisario is a Marxist militia backed by Iran, Hezbollah and Russia providing Iran a strategic outpost in Africa and destabilizing the Kingdom of
On Thursday, June 26, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) condemned France for conducting an identity check that amounted to racial profiling against Karim Touil, a French citizen of North African descent. This ruling marks a first for what is often referred to as «the homeland of human rights». Touil had been stopped three times within ten days without any «objective and reasonable justification». The judges concluded there was «a presumption of
The decision by the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of National Education in Al Fida-Mers Sultan to reject the inclusion of two texts addressing the suffering of the Palestinian people in the sixth-grade Arabic language exam (June 2025 session) has sparked widespread controversy. Many view the move as an affront to the unifying national values of Moroccans and a step toward reinforcing «educational normalization with the Zionist entity».
Morocco is expected to experience an intense heatwave in the coming days, with temperatures rising significantly, about 8 to 15 degrees Celsius above seasonal averages across several regions of the kingdom. Houcine Youabed, Communications Officer at the General Directorate of Meteorology, explains which areas will be affected by this heatwave and offers advice on how to mitigate its potential impacts.
Following reports circulating on social media about the arrest of Moroccan drivers in Mali, an official source at the Moroccan embassy in Bamako has confirmed the incident and provided further details. On June 22, the embassy was informed through its own channels about the detention of six Moroccan drivers and their assistants, a total of 12 people, by the gendarmerie in the town of Diéma, approximately 350 kilometers from Bamako. They were traveling in six trucks. Upon receiving this
Journalist and documentary filmmaker Mohamed Reda Benjelloun has been appointed director of the Moroccan Cinematographic Center (CCM) by a Government Council decision on Thursday, June 26, 2025. Previously, he served as director of news magazines and documentaries at 2M and was among the candidates for the position. Reda Benjelloun succeeds Abdelaziz Bouzdaini, who had been serving as interim director since 2021, following the departure of Sarim Fassi Fihri from the CCM.
La société britannique de géosciences Getech et l'entreprise spécialisée dans la transition énergétique, Sound Energy, ont uni leurs forces pour créer une nouvelle coentreprise enregistrée au Maroc, baptisée HyMaroc Limited. Cette initiative vise à explorer et, potentiellement, exploiter les réserves naturelles d'hydrogène et d'hélium du pays. Ce lancement intervient après la finalisation
La empresa británica de geociencias Getech y la compañía especializada en transición energética, Sound Energy, han unido fuerzas para crear una nueva empresa conjunta en Marruecos, denominada HyMaroc Limited. Esta iniciativa busca explorar y, potencialmente, explotar las reservas naturales de hidrógeno y helio del país. El lanzamiento de HyMaroc Limited sigue a la conclusión de un estudio de prospección regional que ha identificado
UK-based geoscience firm Getech and transition energy company Sound Energy have established a new Moroccan-registered joint venture, HyMaroc Limited, to explore and potentially exploit natural hydrogen and helium reserves in the country. The launch follows the completion of a regional screening study that identified promising zones across Morocco’s subsurface, Getech said Wednesday in a press release. The newly incorporated HyMaroc Limited will lead efforts to secure exclusive